Support to the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho (GOL) to Strengthen and Expand Safe Blood Transfusion Services

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	Federal Grant Title:	Support to the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho (GOL) to Strengthen and Expand Safe Blood Transfusion Services
	CFDA Number:	93.067
	CFDA Description:	Global AIDS
	Federal Agency Name:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
	Category of Funding Activity:	Health
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	CDC-RFA-PS10-1050
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jan 06, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jan 06, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 08, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 08, 2010
	Archive Date:	Apr 07, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$4,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$1,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$750,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) is the governmental agency responsible for safeguarding public health in Lesotho. MOHSW has been mandated by the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho (GOL) with the responsibility for maintaining a system to assure safe blood and blood products throughout the country. The GOL will not extend the legal authority to coordinate the country's blood transfusion services to private organizations, non-governmental agencies or any other entity. This responsibility is carried out by the Lesotho Blood Transfusion Service (LBTS), a unit of the Central Laboratory Division of the MOHSW.
Grant Description: The purpose of this announcement is to provide technical assistance to strengthen the ability of the GOL, through the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW), to provide safe and adequate blood supply through the expansion of blood transfusion services. The program will provide infrastructure support and expand donor outreach services to increase access to blood collection centers at the central level in Maseru, as well as establish full service transfusion service centers adjacent to the regional hospitals in Leribe and Mohale's Hoek.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: PGO TIMS grants Phone 770-488-2700

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